Atlantic Canada

• New Brunswick raises minimum wage by $2 per hour

  The New Brunswick government has raised minimum wage by $2, but $13.75 standard won't be fully in place until at least October 2022.

  Economy

  Dec 2, 2021
  
• New Brunswick travel incentive spurs $5.8M in spending

  The New Brunswick Travel Incentive has come to an end and the department of Tourism says it has resulted in $5.8 million in spending for New Brunswick.

  Economy

  Oct 31, 2021
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• New Brunswick reports a record active COVID-19 case count

  The province says positive cases have been confirmed in schools and child-care facilities in three regions over the weekend.

  Health

  Sep 27, 2021
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• Trudeau heads east to Atlantic Canada to start second week of federal campaign

  Unlike during the first week of the campaign where he largely hit ridings the Liberals want to win, Trudeau's schedule on Sunday took him into Liberal-held ridings.

  Politics

  Aug 22, 2021
• Canada election results: Cape Breton—Canso

  Cape Breton—Canso is one of two ridings in Cape Breton.

  Canada

  Aug 15, 2021
• Some deli products containing broccoli recalled over Listeria concerns

  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says people who have any of the products should either return them to the store where they were purchased, or throw them out.

  Health

  Aug 14, 2021
• Atlantic tourism operator eye return of cruise ships in 2022

  Tourism operators in Atlantic Canada are rejoicing at the news that after two years lost to the COVID pandemic, cruise ships are scheduled to return to the region in 2022.

  Economy

  Jul 16, 2021
• P.E.I. first Atlantic province to drop mandatory masking in indoor spaces

  Only 27 per cent of Islanders have received a second vaccine dose. In New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, it's the second dose that matters most when deciding when to remove mask rules.

  Canada

  Jul 9, 2021
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• New Brunswick extends travel rebate program to all of Atlantic Canada this summer

  The incentive program provides a 20 per cent rebate on eligible travel-related expenses of up to $1,000.

  Canada

  Jun 1, 2021
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• Report finds climate change rarely a part of Atlantic Canada’s fisheries management

  Daniel Boyce, a research associate with the Ocean Frontier Institute at Dalhousie University in Halifax, authored the report released Wednesday by Oceans North.

  Canada

  May 5, 2021